jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {

    var activeContainer = 1;
    var currentImg = 0;
    var animating = false;
    var navigate = function(direction) {
        // Check if no animation is running. If it is, prevent the action
        if (animating) {
            return;
        }

        // Check which current image we need to show
        if (direction == "next") {
            currentImg++;
            if (currentImg == photos.length + 1) {
                currentImg = 1;
            }
        } else {
            currentImg--;
            if (currentImg == 0) {
                currentImg = photos.length;
            }
        }

        // Check which container we need to use
        var currentContainer = activeContainer;
        if (activeContainer == 1) {
            activeContainer = 2;
        } else {
            activeContainer = 1;
        }

        showImage(photos[currentImg - 1], currentContainer, activeContainer);

    };

    var currentZindex = -1;
    var showImage = function(photoObject, currentContainer, activeContainer) {
        animating = true;

        // Make sure the new container is always on the background
        currentZindex--;

        // Set the background image of the new active container
        $("#headerimg" + activeContainer).css({
            "background-image" : "url(" + photoObject.image + ")",
            "display" : "block",
            "z-index" : currentZindex
        });

        // Fade out the current container
        // and display the header text when animation is complete
        $("#headerimg" + currentContainer).fadeToggle(1500,function() {
            setTimeout(function() {
                $("#headertxt").css({"display" : "block"});
                animating = false;
            }, 1000);
        });
    };

    // We should statically set the first image
    navigate("next");

    // Start playing the animation
    interval = setInterval(function() {
        navigate("next");
    }, slideshowSpeed);
})